Nicole has considered herself an artist since the age of seven and has been working full time on her art since retiring from teaching art in 2013. Her current work is symbolic and narrative, using egg tempera and gold leaf in the manner of the 14th century Sienese painters.

image:    Girl with Albatros

medium: Egg tempera with gold leaf

size: 12.5″ x 17″

completed:  2024